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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Wise Florida Edwards.

On the coolest morning of our late dis
agreeable spell of weather the fishermen
built large fire on a point projecting
into the river from East Palatka, and,
after warming themselves, went on with
their fishing and left the fire burning.
Returning after time they were sur
prised to see group of some fifty or sixty
buzzards standing about the fire, kicking
up all sorts of antics. Not understanding
such proceedings the boats were rowed up
pretty close, and the occupants watched
the birds for some time. 1t was very
cold morning, and the birds would stand
with one side to the fire until it was warm,
and then they would deliberately turn
around and warm the other side. Those
on the outside of the group would get SO
eager to get within the warmth of the fire
that they frequently crowded the birds on
the inside nearly into the flames, and the
struggle was waged fierce and bitter for
advantageous positions. News.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
The Trade With Greenland.

But the days of the noble old clippers
are gone, and went to see this veteran of
the sea about the ships that trade with
Greenland. He and business associate
own seven vessels engaged in this strange
trade. No other American commercial
vessels go to the far off land of Kane, Sir
John Franklin and so many other gallant
men who have braved the rigors of its
highest ATTITUDES. The vessels go out in
ballast, for although Greenland imports
wheat, brandy, coffee, sugar, tobacco and
firewood, it is not from this country.
They bring back a metal termed cryolite,
which they obtain at port called Ivigtut,
on the southwest coast of Greenland.
1t is a bleak country, even in the short
summer during two months of which, in
June and July, the sun is always above
the horizon. Moses, stunted shrubs,
dwarfish trees and huckleberry bushes are
about the only vegetation, and the bare
mountains, in the grip of great glaciers,
and the generally dead and desolate as
pect of the country mako it appear as
strange and unreal as that gray corpse Of
q world, the moon. Cryolite looks like ice,
and heriee the name signifies ice stone. 1t
is all taken to Philadelphia, and is used in
manufacturing soda, alum, I've, porcelain
piano keys, door knobs, clock dlalS and
other articles. The seven barks in the
trade each carry about 800 tons OF this
strange mineral, and make fourteen voy-
ages in year. Last year they brought
$500 tons to this cOuntry.-Oscar Will
loughby Riggs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14

The beverage in Persia is sherbet,
which is plentifully supplied, and Of
which there are many varieties-from the
bowl of water with squeeze of lemon to
the clear concentrated juice of any sort of
fruit to which water is added to dilute it.
Preparing sherbet, which is done with the
greatest care, is very important point
in so thirsty a country as Persia and one
upon which much time is devoted. 1t
may be either expressed from the juice of
fruit freshly gathered or from the pre-
served extract of pomegranates, cherries
or lemons, mixed with sugar, and sub
mitted to a certain degree of heat to pre-
serve it for winter consumption.
Another sherbet is much drank, which
I must not omit to mention, called guam
gebben, made from the honey of the
tamarisk tree. This honey is not the
work of the bee, but the produce of a
small insect or worm living in vast num-
bers under the leaves of the shrub. Dur.
ing the months of August and September
the insect is collected and the honey is
preserved. When used for sherbet it is
mixed with vinegar, and although not so
delicious as that made from fruit, it makes
an excellent temperance beverage. Only
among the rich and fashionable are
glasses used; in all other classes sherbet
is served in china bowls, and drank from
deep wooden spoons carved in pearwood.
--Belgrayia
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
A Yyoman,s Objection to War.

In the first place, have very little re-
spect for any country, whether it is my
own or any other mans, which has not the
diplomacy or the dignity to settle its quar-
rels without going out like two gangs of
street boys and fighting it out:
In the second place, fail TO see the no.
bility of half of the causes of war or the
nobility of spirit that rcsents with hired
brothers. blood q fancied insult.
also fail to see the glory of decimating
the male population Of two countries, de-
stroying commerce, business and agricult-
ure, to say nothing Of destroying the
national treasures and taxing an over
taxed people unable to earn to the very
last cent, simply to settle some little ques-
ton of boundary, respect or allegiance
Cor. New York Graphic.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Benefits of Plain Living,

A lawyer by profession, but judge in
one of the highest courts in New York for
tWenty-three years, is noted for methodi-
cal habits, legal acumcn and perfect in
tegrity. Long past go, erect and vigorous
as a man of 40, he cannot count day lost
by sickness in quarter of century. At
his post as regularly as the sun rises, after
adjournment he writes out the opinions of
the court, which already fills several
large volumes. No man in the city is
more worSly of the universal regard
which he long since secured. Having
long known Judge Blank, / once asked
him the secret of his power.
''Plain living" he replied, ''has been
my salvation. l was a nervous youth,
high strung and eXcitable. I smoked,
drank occasionally and was given to rich
food. Shortly after being admitted to the
bar / found myself the victim of dyspep-
STA. l began to study my habits and their
influence on mind and body. 1 expert
mented with food, drinks and exercise.
The result was fixing a rule of life which
I have since followed infleXibly After a
plain but substantial breakfast, I loiter
about for an hour or two and then walk
to the court house, or q distance equal to
three miles or more. Having previously
had the room well ventilated. | stay Ia
the building, occupied, except an hour at
noon, with my judicial duties. The other
judges take q hearty lunch; | eat nothing.
At 5 o'clock I am through for the day,
and walk up town again. Rain or shine
cold or hot, finds me swinging my arms
and plodding along in the same gait. All
legal work is dismissed as utterly from my
mind aS If I never know Coke and Rlack
stone. / eat o hearty dinner; take no
made dishes, no Worcestershire sauce or
inflaming condiments, no pudding, pie, ice
cream or custards, and drink no wine. /
have sense Of comfort but not of reple-
ton, feel no desire for Intoxicating liquors,
and make it q business to thoroughly di-
gest my food, eaten twice day, no more.
] am frequently compelled to attend din
ners, banquets and festivals of every
kind. But neither cntreaty nor ridicule
can induce me to change my habits Even
u dish of ice cream cannot tempt me. ~
Good Housekeeping.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Possibilities of Wood PuIp.

"A writer in Canadian paper, speaking
OF the possibilities of pulp as substitute
for lumber in the manufacture of furni-
ture and other articles, now exclusively
made of wood, calls attention to the re-
sources afforded by northern Canada for
the best pulp making woods. 1t is found
that in some localities the forests are now
at the best age for pulping purposes, and
capable of yielding from forty to 100
cords per acre, if the whole of the timber
were utilized. BY mixing the pulp with
clays, stealite, asbestos, plumbago, mica,
etc, substances of every. possible color
and compactness may be produced. New
York Sun, H.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Hygiene Versus Medicine.

The development of sanitary science has
advanced with rapid strides during the
last three decades. Thirty years ago it
scarcely had an existence. Our diminished
rate of mortality is due to a greater ex-
tent to this cause than to improved meth
DDS of treatment of diseases. We put this
out, not with the intention of sneering at
the anxious and too often thankless work
performed by our doctors, but to accentu.
ate the fact that preventive medicine is
more powerful and far reaching in it's
effects than the endeavor to cope with dis
ease. Not onlyis prevention better than
cure" but it is also easier-Saturday
Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Wasted Literary Labor. 4

First Lterarian-Ha! How are you,
old fellow? What are you busy with,
newspaper work or stories?
Second Observation-Disclosures work.
I'm translating French fun for weekly
paper.
+. LIS translating hard work.
S. L.-Well, it involves o certain
amount of labor. s..
F. LII should think it would be easier
for you to copy the fun from the Ameri
can papers before it is stolen by the Paris.
ian press. If you did that you wouldn't
need to translate it at all.-Boston
'Ca11rinr
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Astonishing Promptness.

One of our school teachers was endeay-
oring to explain to small boy in her
class the meaning of the word collision
She said: Suppose two boys running on
the street should come together real hard,
what would there be''' "a fight" re-
sponded the little fellow loudly and with
astonishing promptness, and the teacher
gave 1t up.-Bangor Commercial.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
The Laws Delay. ana Ah,.,.

David Dudley Field is doing good SER
vice In his old age in protesting against
the laws delay, which now practically
amounts to denial of justice in our
courts. He says the average length of
the suits which are sent up to the court of
appeals is five years. Matters are still
worse in the supreme court of the United
States. The whole aim Of our court ma
chinery seems to be to prolong litigation
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
NUMBER Al

and ada 10 the emoIuments OF the Iera,
profession. Then, as Mr.. Field points out,
how shocking is the condition of our GRIM
inal courts. There are 1900 untried cases
in the court of general sessions in this
city, yet in any civilized state particular
care should be taken that prompt justice
should be administered to petty criminals
who are brought before our police courts.
Real Estate Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
A Chinook Wind.

A Bostonian, who has just returned
from a flying trip to Portland, Ore, re-
lates how he left Chicago with the mer-
curry at zero, and went on to find it con-
stantly sinking, until with two locomo-
tives it was difficult to get up steam
enough to drag the train; and with a roar
ing fire in the cars it was still necessary
to keep muffied in furs to be ANYTHING
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Corporal punishment in Lopdo,.

The London school board has decided
that when corporal punishment is neces-
sary it shall be administered by the head
teacher, and that an entry of the fact
shall be made in the log book A good
deal of discussion has been had over the
matter.-Chicago Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
California Marble.

One of the largest deposits of marble in
the world has been discovered in San Ber-
nardino county, Cal, only three miles
from the railroad. 1t covers 600 acres,
and no less than eleven different shades Of
marble are found.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
pELUpED.

Happy is he who hears, with brow elate,
Above the tumult of tn unheedng throng,
The plaudits of the Future, clear and strong,
Down the long centuries reverberate.
Though aforementioned he his common fate;
Content to leave a heritage of song
To after ages who can do no wrong;
Content, though never gained, Fame's crown to
wait
Dupe of his dreams, what matter il not his,
Dim in the crimson gold and purple gloom
OF some cathedral vast, that honored tomb
Whose stones the pilgrim nations kneeling kiss?
SAUNDERS he not less sound though overheard
On forgotten mound the grasses spread.
-Cornhill Magazine.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Bath House in Berlin.

A pew bath house at Berlin, which Is to
combine ancient and modern luxuries, will
nave laundry in which guests can have
their clothes washed and ironed while
they are bathing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD.

PrrsiRenf-E. z. Barnum.
.Sterctary-E. G. Rich.
DiyectoIs-J. A. Dubois Jas. A. Norris W. A.
Gates, L. J. Harrison, A. Barto, II. 7. Greene.
ki5rarian-Miss Louie Allen.
Library open every saturday from to and
from to 81 80 p.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
VILLAGE OFFICERS.

Presidext-J. 6. Foster. 49,
rrnsffes-Jhas. H. Bennett, G. Tubs, W. 5.
Dean.
Rceorder-W. =. Lambert.
7reasnrer-Lucas Kells.
Justices eftht Peaee-J. d. Carr, VIM. Boulton.
CoHsta6s-C. NJ. Coats.
Chie| If Poiice-B. +. Carr.
Council meets first Monday evening In every
MI
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
BAPTIST Church.

Services every alternate Sabbath at 10 80 A: N
andsr NJ. Sunday school Immediately after
he morning service. Wednesday evening ser
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14

A Wrinkle to Photographers.
Photo Artist Ito gourmand)-So, there,
now keep quite still and think of your
fayorite dish !-Beiblatt.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
CHURCH DIRECTORY.
CONGREGATIONAL Church.

REV. j. B. DREW, PASTOR.
Sunday services at 0:30 A. N. and 80 P. N.
sunday school at 1900 IN. Young People
Meeting one hour before evening services.
rayer meeting Wednesday evenings at 7:3O P. N
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION

F,esiicRt-A. Barto.
.Seerekary-P. Lamb.
7reasnrcr-Lucas kells.
Dir<csors-A. Barto, p Lamb, Lucas Kells, s.
Pendergast, J. Norris, j. b. Perkins.
,Sse!. Of Sckooks-W. +. Ro0heleau.
Board meets first Thursday In every month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14

6s Ne FdIHHeT Po0tN MO- 4Us
A. Barto Commander; A. ]. Norris, Adju.
taut; meets Second and + urth Wednesday
evening Of each month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Preparation Of Sherbet.

During the past nine years SO, 900 physi-
clans have graduated from the medical
colleges in this country.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Methodist Episcopal Church,

REV. \. I. 6sTEKi TAsTUN'
Sunday service at 10:30 A. N. and r. N
Sunday school at I'm. and Young Peoples meet
ing at $3.50 p. NJ, lead by Prof. W. F. Roc heleau
wednesday evening meeting at 8.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Christian Church.
Eniscopal Church,

IA, GRICE, PASTOR.
Sunday Services at 10 80 A. NJ. and 1888 r. N.
Sunday school at 1900 NJ. Services held In
Rarnum's Hall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Methodist Episcopal.
Catholic,
CIVIC SOCIETIES.

Star In the West Lodge, No. 90.
Mr.. Barto, W. NJ; Lyman NJ. Kells, See.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
German Evangelical Church,

ED. FUuRMANN, Pastor.
Service each alternate Sunday at 3 o'clock I. N,
Sunday school Immediately thereafter, at the
Norwegian Lutheran church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Catholic Churches,

St. Paul, German.
REV. J. B. Bower, PASTOR.
Services at and 1000 A. NJ. Sunday school at
go N. Mass every week day at 500 Am.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14

3. R. Palmer Post NO. 40,

Mrs. A. Moore, President, Mrs. 8. L. Leck-
wood, Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
4. @, O. 5.
CRESCENT EMcAMPMENT NO. a..

s. i. Robbins, C. P.
Meets Firs. and Third Tuesday evenings of each
month.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
Little Falls & Dakota.
Minnesota & Northwestern ny.

Tcaye Arrive
o. popl STATIONS lSt. Paul.
{s:I0 = ~ At Ionis Kas City Expt 1850 Y
! 7:e5 r II 90" "
I 7:05 p N buque express. o:W ID
Rando phi, Northfeld Far
1850 p M ipault & Waterville acc. tll:2O AN
Dodge Centre. Rochester,
$3.50 p N Austin and Lyle acc. Itll:20 AN
Daily ex. Sunday. ex. Saturday. EXC
Monday,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14

REV. J.F. HAMILTON, REcroR.
Sunday Service at 1890 A. and 7:30 r. MI
sunday school at IL N. Wednesday evening sc
vice at go P.p
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1887-04-14
English Catholic.
MEIROSE,


B. Bower AND REV. d. ]. CosAS, PASTORS
ervices every alternate sunday at 10:3o IN
The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03
The employment q l.bet 81 izd iSI| u

the employment o. fl.bet - 4 1tdiAf y
Of homes. .. e 2 '.is.*, zs'
While thus. slnp,dSins gstsll 1zs1s6k ~
doing away with = hosdS - aadplypo
by the present system AZ taxptioa. NH ~
incentives To- fraud and eorFuption. " would
further promote thecohmou veal and. mr.
ther secure equal rights pfail " p1AclnG ~
der public control such aoenofss - aFe in
their nature monopolles. We Wsud have
our municipalities supply their Inhabitants
with water. light and heat: We would have
the general government issue Ill money With
out the Intervention Of banks; Wewouldadd
postal telegraph system and postal savings
banks to the postal servics, And would -
sumo public control and ownership Of those
iron roads which have become Highways Of
modern commerce.
While declaring the foregoing to be the fun
damental principles and aims OF the United
Labor Party, and while conscious that no re-
form can give efiectual and permanent tsre1ief
70 labor that does not involve legal recogni-
ton OF equa. rights to natural opportunities,
we nevertheless as measures Of relief from
some Of the evil effects 'of ignoring those
rights, favor such legislation - may tend TO
reduce the hours of labor. 70 prevent employ
ment OF children of tender years, to avoid
competition of convict labor with honest In
dustry, to secure sanitary inspection Of tome
ments, factories and mines, and to put IN
end to the abuse ofthe conspiracy laws.
We desire also to simplify he procedure Of
our courts, and diminish the expenses Of 10
gal proceedings, that the poor may be plsced
on an equality with the rics, and the long
delays which now result In such scandalous
miscariiages of justice may be prevented; |;
and since the ballot is the only means by
which, in our republic, the redress Of political
and social grievances is TO be sought, we
especially and emphstically declare for the
adoption of what is known a. the "AuStra-
liam system OF voting in order that the
effectual secrecy Of the ballot and the relief
ofcandidates for public offices from the heavy
expenses now imposed upon them may pre-
vent bribery and intimidation, do away with
the practical discrimination in favor Of the
rich and the INSCRIPTIONS. and lessen the
pernicious influence OF money in politics.
In support ofthese aims we solicit the CO.
operation Of all patriotic citizens who, sick
of the degradation Of politics, desire by con-
stitutional methods to establish justice, to
preserve liberty, to extend thespirit offrater-
nifty, and TO elevate humanity.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03

Union Labor--Cincinnati, Feb. 22, 1887.
By request of large number of per-
sons we publish the platform of the Union
Labor Party at Cincinnati.
Preamble-The delegates of the various
industrial and reform political organiza-
tions have assembled from thirty-one
states and territories on this anniversary
of the birth Of the "father of his country"
to view the situation of public affairs and
advise proper action. A general discon-
tent prevails on the part of the wealth
producers. Farmers are suffering from
poverty which has forced most of them
to mortgage their estates, and prices of
produce are so low as to offer no relief
except through bankruptcy. Laborers
are sinking into greater and greater de-
pendence. Strikes are resorted to with
out relief, because Of the inability of en-
ployers in many cases to pay living wages,
while more and more are driven into the
streets. Business men find collections al
most impossible, meantime hundreds of
millions of idle public money which is
needed for relief is locked up in the
United States treasury in grim mockery
of the distress; land monopoly fourishes
as never known before, and more and
more owners of the soil are daily becom-
ing tenants. Great transportation corpo-
rations still succeed in eItorting their
profits upon watered stock through unjust
charges. The United States senate has
become an open scandal, its seats being
purchased by the rich in open defiance Of
the popular will. A trifing fisheries dis
pute is seized upon as an excuse for nee
essary military preparations which are
designed to breed spirit of war, to ape
European despotisn,, and to empty the
treasury without paying the public debt.
Under these and other alarming c0ndi-
tions we appeal 70 the people of the
whole country to come out of the old
party organizations, where indifference
to the public welfare is responsible for
this distress, and help us to organize a
new political party, not sectional but ma
tional, whose members shall be called
commoners, whose object shall be to re-
peal all class laws in favor of the rich, and
to relieve the distress OF our industries
by establishing the following principles:
1. Land-Every human being possesses
a natural, inslienable right to sufficient
land for self support, and We desire TO Sc
cure TO ever industrious citizen home as
the highest result Of free institutions. To
this end We desire q graduated land tax
on all land estates, especially those held
for speculative or tenant purpose; the re-
claimation of all unearned land grants;
the immediate opening OF Oklahoma to
homestead settlement; the purchase OF
all unoccupied Indian lands, and the set
tlement Of the various tribes in severalty;
also laws preventing corporations from
acquiring real estate beyond the requir-
ments Of their business, and alien owner
ship Of land. The system of irrigation,
In states and territories whore necessary,
shall be under such public control as shall
The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-03

United Lsbor-Nsw Vera, Sept. -, 1880.
The Delegates Of the Trade and Labor
Organizations Of New York in conference
assembled make this declarations:
/. Holding that the corruptions Of
government and the impoverishment of
labor result from neglect of the self-evi-
dent truths proclaimed by the founders of
this Republic that all men are created
equal and are endowed by their Creator
with unalienable rights, We aim at the
abolition of the system which compels
men to pay their fellow-creatures for the
use of Gods gifts to all, and permits mo-
nopolizers to deprive labor of natural op-
portunities for employment, thus filing
the land with tramps and paupers and
bringing about an unnatural competi-
tion which tends TO reduce wages to star
walton rates and to make the wealth pro-
ducer the industrial slave Of those who
grow rich by his toll.
II. Holding, moreover, that the advan-
tages arising from social growth and i'm